The Grind Line: Intriguing Red Wings Draft Options at No. 6 Tony Wolak | April 30, 2018 The NHL Draft Lottery didn’t yield any luck for the Detroit Red Wings, which were bumped down for the second straight year. However, the deep draft class still leaves them…
When Will These Teams Make the Playoffs? Kyle Gipe | April 29, 2018 Now that it is late April, the attention of the hockey world is squarely focused on the playoffs as the league propels itself towards the Stanley Cup Final. But, for…
Making Sense of Blue Jackets’ Sudden End to Season Mark Scheig | April 28, 2018 A 13-2-2 end to the regular season. A 2-0 series lead in the playoffs with both wins coming on the road in overtime. Everything was set up for the Columbus…
THW 2018 2nd-Round Playoff Predictions Johannes Wheeldon | April 28, 2018 Following our successful effort to compile THW’s first-round predictions, some of The Hockey Writers’ best minds let us in on their thinking for the second round. By surveying writers from THW and reporting the…
Bruins 3 Stars From First-Round Brandon Share-Cohen | April 26, 2018 The Boston Bruins are advancing to the second-round of the 2018 Stanley Cup Playoffs. After a grueling matchup with the Toronto Maple Leafs that went the distance, the Bruins came…
NHL Playoff Predictions: Slobberknockers in the Second Round Larry Fisher | April 26, 2018 It figures the division I follow the closest — the Pacific — is where I went the most wrong with my first-round playoff predictions. I was fully expecting an all-SoCal…
5 Most Disappointing NHL Teams of the 2017-18 Season Will Billinghurst | April 25, 2018 All 82 games have been played in the 2017-18 NHL regular season and 16 teams have been battling it out in the Stanley Cup Playoffs. On the flipside, there are…
NHL Playoffs First-Round Wrap Up Johannes Wheeldon | April 25, 2018 Round one of the 2018 NHL playoffs is almost in the books. After a number of interesting storylines and predictions by contributors here at The Hockey Writers, it is time to…
The Grind Line: Red Wings ‘Other’ High-Impact Draft Picks Tony Wolak | April 23, 2018 Much has been made about the top-eight draft pick the Detroit Red Wings have in the 2018 NHL Entry Draft. For a rebuilding franchise, that selection has the opportunity to…
Bruins Need to Spark Krejci Brandon Share-Cohen | April 22, 2018 There’s no reason to panic when a team holds a 3-2 series lead in a playoff series. That doesn’t mean that there aren’t problems worth identifying, however, and that is…
The Corpse of the Anaheim Ducks Zeke | April 22, 2018 After Game 1 of the Stanley Cup playoff series between the Anaheim Ducks and San Jose Sharks, I wrote, “The San Jose Sharks didn’t so much outplay the Anaheim Ducks…
Jake DeBrusk Overcoming Adversity Brandon Share-Cohen | April 20, 2018 When the Bruins selected Jake DeBrusk with the 14th overall pick in 2015, there were mixed reactions from the fanbase. The malcontent wasn’t due to DeBrusk’s ability, but rather, due…
